Upton or Chef's Choice Electric Pot

[dominic] looks really good mike -- side-mounted handle, cheaper than or equal to the cuisinart or chef's choice, adjustable temp. what's the wattage, can you see?

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Dominic T.
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1000 watts according to Amazon and Google.

I can't see the difference between the 'Pro' and 'Express', other than the price.

Dave S.

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Dave S.
[dave s] 1000 watts according to Amazon and Google. [corax] thanks dave [dave s] I can't see the difference between the 'Pro' and 'Express', other than the price. [corax] i can't be sure from the pics, but it looks to me as though the 'express' is solid-state. the 'pro' does stand on a base to which it is not attached. in this regard the 'pro' is similar to my cuisinart CJK-17BC, and to those kamjoves.

mike, i'm interested in the 500-watt difference between this and some others. you've been around the block a few times; do you notice a significantly slower boiling time with the pino? or is the wattage not really that significant in this regard?

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corax
[natarajan] looks really good mike -- side-mounted handle, cheaper than or equal to the cuisinart or chef's choice, adjustable temp. what's the wattage, can you see?

Kidding -- corax: your news client or server posted a few extra copies of the article. :)

It's a 1000W kettle, but since I can set & forget, as Mike noted, this doesn't tend to bother me too much. In fact, I love it, despite its quirks.

I also gave one as a gift to a friend who likes green tea but rarely drinks it because it's kind of a hassle. He also loves it, despite its quirks, and it entirely replaced the 1500W Braun he'd been using before.

(I am tempted to get one for the office, too, but I just got some computer gear, so not for a little while, still. *grin*)

There was a discussion of these kettles in this group a little while back. A few people (including me) posted impressions after getting them.

Good luck! N.

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Natarajan Krishnaswami
[dave s] 1000 watts according to Amazon and Google. [corax] thanks dave [dave s] I can't see the difference between the 'Pro' and 'Express', other than the price. [corax] i can't be sure from the pics, but it looks to me as though the 'express' is solid-state. the 'pro' does stand on a base to which it is not attached. in this regard the 'pro' is similar to my cuisinart CJK-17BC, and to those kamjoves.

mike, i'm interested in the 500-watt difference between this and some others. you've been around the block a few times; do you notice a significantly slower boiling time with the pino? or is the wattage not really that significant in this regard?

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corax
[dave s] 1000 watts according to Amazon and Google. [corax] thanks dave [dave s] I can't see the difference between the 'Pro' and 'Express', other than the price. [corax] i can't be sure from the pics, but it looks to me as though the 'express' is solid-state. the 'pro' does stand on a base to which it is not attached. in this regard the 'pro' is similar to my cuisinart CJK-17BC, and to those kamjoves.

mike, i'm interested in the 500-watt difference between this and some others. you've been around the block a few times; do you notice a significantly slower boiling time with the pino? or is the wattage not really that significant in this regard?

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corax

The biggest difference between the Pro and the Express is where the electronics is mounted, on the Pro it is on the base which has the advantage of maintaining the settings longer. Since the electronics is on the pot on the Express model it will turn itself off after a few minutes of being off the base. HOWEVER they both have a base, it is just not shown on the picture.

I have several Kettles including high watt models but I have never experienced a "noticeable" inconvenience on waiting for the first boil, after the first it maintains the set temp until empty. When I timed it for my review, it took 7 minutes to bring 1.5L to a full rolling boil.

I own a Zoji, and a Kamjove. The Zoji looks nicer but is limited to 3 preset temps, the Kamjove pours really nice but is limited to a single near boiling temp. This Kettle does have it small detractors but it is still one of my favs.

Mike

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Mike Petro

Do you ever find yourself leaving the kettle off the base long enough for this to matter?

/Lew

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Lewis Perin

I'm a fan of this one, as far as electric kettles go:

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I think they're mostly made in China but for the (110V) Taiwan market. The old ones with the Bakelite base are (IMO) more durable than the newer style Kamjoves, but they cost more (a little overpriced, really, for what they are). I kind of like the "army surplus" look. If there's a Ten Ren near you, you can try to bargain a little on the price.

I have a similar (but different) one like this at work, but with a plastic base.

Also like the Kamjove TP-680, which is usually around $30, but I think it's not as easy to find anymore. It's 800W and heats quickly. The V-80 is supposed to be pretty good too - I think the lower-powered V-series ones are slow and some don't fit that well in the hand.

At home, I'm switching to a simple glass kettle on a Waring conventional (non-induction) hot plate.

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Will Yardley

I second this recommendation. It's available on Amazon

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with some very good reviews.

I've had one for several months and use it every day. Excellent.

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Square Peg

I just received a Pino Express and have used it a few times. I find that it overshoots the desired temperature. So much so that it takes a long time to shut off after reaching a boil. Anyone else run into this?

Alan

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Alan

I have the Pro (separate base), not the Express. Mine stops heating the instant the set point is reached, but the temperature continues to rise 2-3 degrees. It then cools to a few degrees below the set point, then kicks back in, rinse, repeat.

If yours is overshooting the boiling temperature, you should definitely take it to the nearest physics or chemistry research lab. There might be a Noble prize for you (or the designers of the teapot).

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Square Peg

Square Peg snipped-for-privacy@Round.Hole wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I'm looking for an electric kettle that has no plastic parts that would come in contact with the water. Do either of these Pino models fit that bill?

Thanks, Dee

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Dee

The inside of the Pro is stainless steel, I believe.

It does have a plastic lid which might possibly touch a molecule or two of water.

The base is plastic and it gets hot, so any water spilled on it might evaporate and carry some of the evil plastic spirits through the air and land in the tea or (horrors) on you.

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Square Peg wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Great, thanks.

I'm not really concerned about the lid or the base being plastic. I'm trying to avoid plastic inside the kettle where it would be submerged in the heating water and thus possibly affect the taste of the water and subsequently the tea.

Dee

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Dee

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